Re: Another revision of the d-m FAQ

2007-07-12 Thread Raphael Geissert
Hi, On 12/07/07, Jack T Mudge III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just joined this list (although I haven't packaged anything yet, etc. I fully intend to). Thus, I haven't been following this discussion. Any chance you could provide a link to the page about why debian dirs in upstream tarballs is b

Re: Another revision of the d-m FAQ

2007-07-12 Thread Jack T Mudge III
I just joined this list (although I haven't packaged anything yet, etc. I fully intend to). Thus, I haven't been following this discussion. Any chance you could provide a link to the page about why debian dirs in upstream tarballs is bad? Curiosity kills the cat, every time... Thanks! Sincere

Another revision of the d-m FAQ

2007-07-12 Thread Matthew Palmer
In my last update of the FAQ, I forgot to include a substantial rework of the difference between native and non-native packages from Thijs Kinkhorst. The rework also split the discussion on why debian dirs in upstream tarballs is bad, which should help in the future when people ask about it -- now